Morning commute may be slippery after Sunday snowfall

Monday

Dec 17, 2012 at 3:15 AM

By Andrea Bulfinchabulfinch@fosters.com

DOVER — Snowfall was steady throughout the day Sunday with a number of minor, storm-related incidents throughout the region.

According to Capt. John Cunnigham of the Dover Fire Department things had been fairly quiet throughout the day and the department hoped that trend would continue overnight. He said the only storm-related incident in the Garrison City was a vehicle that struck a utility pole on Back Road earlier in the day.

In Rochester, rescue crews responded to two rollover accidents, but both yielded no injuries for those involved.

Capt, Paul LaClaire said Route 11 and the Spaulding Turnpike both had reports of rollovers due to the snow, but neither incident had anyone report injuries that needed medical attention.

Emergency radio communications throughout the day reported a number of vehicles off the road, cars into ditches, and single-vehicle accidents including drivers striking a utility pole in numerous locations. However, it didn’t take much snow at all to make roadways slick for motorists.

Farmington reported no weather-related incidents at any point during the day as did the Newington Fire Department a little further southeast, and the Milton and Durham police departments could not be reached for details regarding their patrols throughout the day.

According to Accuweather.com meteorologist, Alan Reppert, it was still too early by Foster’s deadline to determine just how much precipitation had accumulated on the ground.

Reppert did say, though, that in the Portsmouth area there was at least an inch of snow blanketing the ground and snow was expected to fall through the overnight hours.

Reppert said the morning commute would be slippery for drivers and that all should take extra time and precaution when heading out in the morning.

“It’s not out of the question that it could be a messy commute,” he said. “It will be pretty slick.”